2002 · 1h 34m · Action, Adventure, Drama

Hero

Ying xiong

Directed byYimou Zhang

IMDb

7.9

196K votes

Metacritic

critics

Rotten Tomatoes

94%

critics

Box office

$177M

5.7x its $31M budget

Released Dec 19, 2002 by Sil-Metropole Organisation

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12th of 238Films of 2002 with 10,000+ votes

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Critics (Metacritic)85

Audience (IMDb x 10)79

Critics liked it more than audiences did, by 6 points.

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Cast

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Director: Yimou Zhang
Writers: Feng Li Yimou Zhang Bin Wang
Music: Dun Tan
Cinematography: Christopher Doyle
Editing: Angie Lam Vincent Lee Ru Zhai
Producers: Bill Kong Sook Yhun Yimou Zhang

1 nominations, 0 wins

Awards record

Best International Feature · Academy Awards 2003
People's Republic of China
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